Sanford Panitch will remain as president of Sony‘s Motion Picture Group. He used to share the title with Josh Greenstein, who is officially stepping down to join Paramount following the sale to Skydance. As part of the shift at Sony, Peter Kang has been promoted to president of production for Columbia Pictures, Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom were elevated to …
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Sony to Promote Peter Kang As Josh Greenstein Eyes Exit for Paramount
EXCLUSIVE: In what has been buzzed about around town for quite some time, Sony‘s Columbia Pictures EVP Production Peter Kang is expected to get a title bump to President of Production as Sony Motion Picture Group co-President Josh Greenstein is negotiating to join Paramount Skydance in a C-suite role, sources tell us. Kang, we hear, will report into Sanford Panitch, …
Read More »Josh Greenstein to Join Paramount Following Skydance Sale
Josh Greenstein has been tapped to join Paramount following the company’s sale to Skydance. It is unclear what title Greenstein will have, but sources say his role will not be limited to motion pictures. Greenstein was most recently president of Sony Motion Picture Group, a role he shared with Sanford Panitch. It is unclear if he will be replaced. Greenstein …
Read More »Josh Greenstein Leaving Sony for Major Role at Paramount
It’s all but official: Sony Motion Picture Group co-president Josh Greenstein will depart the studio for a top job under David Ellison once the $8 billion Paramount Global–Skydance merger closes, sources confirm. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report this spring that Greenstein would be part of the management team installed by Ellison at the newly configured conglomerate. It’s …
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